Lent Begins

This past Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent has been my favorite church season for years, there is something about inward reflection and focusing on improvement that drives and excites me. On Wednesday evening, Abigail's faith formation class was cancelled in favor of Ash Wednesday mass so we headed to church after her dance class was over. She was very full of questions throughout the mass and I was very impressed at the observations that she was making. I hope that she continues to show curiosity at church and ask questions.

On Friday evening I returned to church with Abigail and Bridget to attend the Knight's fish dinner while Erin went out after work with the teachers from her school. Baked tilapia, oven potatoes, mac and cheese, and green beans made a very enjoyable meal for all. The girls were very well behaved and ate well also.

Now that I have you thinking my kids are perfect and adorable all of the time, I'll throw in some additional reality from the week. Last night, Abigail and I were planning to attend a daddy-daughter dance, but Abigail lost her chance to attend after getting in trouble at school on Thursday. I guess the incentive of spending an evening with an amazing daddy like myself just wasn't enough.

We have been keeping "Caught you being good!" sticker sheets for both girls. After receiving a certain number of stickers they earn a prize. The current prize was a date night with either mommy or daddy. For some unknown and suspicious reason, Bridget chose to go with me. Since my Saturday evening was freed up, I planed to take her to Pizza Ranch as she wanted to eat pizza. When it was time to get ready and leave, her little brain decided to start interpreting requests and commands backwards. In a span of about 15 minutes while just trying to get her shoes on, she did pretty much every naughty thing that she knows how to do. In the end, I gave up and decided it wasn't worth it and thought we would try again another time.